1.
pure; unmixed; unadulterated
not mixed with anything else; consisting of only one element
これは純粋な金だ。
This is pure gold.
純粋に楽しみたいだけだ。
I just purely want to enjoy it.
純粋培養した細胞を使う。
We use cells from pure culture.
純粋に好奇心から聞いているのだ。
I'm asking purely out of curiosity.
2.
innocent; naive; genuine
free from deceit or guile; sincere
彼女は純粋な心の持ち主だ。
She has a pure heart.
純粋に楽しみたいだけだ。
I just purely want to enjoy it.
子供の純粋さに心を打たれた。
I was moved by the children's innocence.
COMMON FORMS:
- 純粋な - pure (attributive)
- 純粋に - purely (adverb)
- 純粋さ - purity (noun)
COLLOCATIONS:
- 純粋な気持ち - pure feelings
- 純粋培養 - pure culture (scientific)
- 純粋数学 - pure mathematics
CONTRAST:
単純 means "simple" while 純粋 means "pure" - they share 純 but have different meanings.